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Carl Williams, a former heavyweight champion who built a reputation for climbing into the ring with the best boxers of his era, including Larry Holmes and Mike Tyson, died on April 7 in Valhalla, N.Y. He was 53.
The cause was...

March 2, 1993, Tuesday

LEAD: Carl (the Truth) Williams twice said he had back problems and pulled out of a scheduled heavyweight bout with Tyrell Biggs, the 1984 Olympic gold medalist. The match was rescheduled for a third time, next Tuesday in Atlantic City. But this time...

July 20, 1990, Friday

LEAD: Carl (the Truth) Williams will defend his United States Boxing Association heavyweight title against Tyrell Biggs, an Olympic gold medalist, on Jan. 11 at Atlantic City. Ira Leibowitz, Williams's manager, said the fighter would appear at a...

August 6, 1989, Sunday

LEAD: The consequences of one referee's decision continued to be the subject of debate a day after Mike Tyson retained his heavyweight title by stopping Carl (the Truth) Williams just 93 seconds into their scheduled 12-round bout Friday night.

July 23, 1989, Sunday

LEAD: For weeks Carl Williams's nickname, The Truth, had provided a play on words in assessing his chances of dethroning Mike Tyson as the world heavyweight champion. Truth or consequences. Truth is stranger than fiction. The moment of truth. The...